Chapter 195 Bone Setting
A red candle was lit in the room, its flickering light casting the shadows of Lin Yuesha and Xiao Qi onto the wall.
The room was quiet, so quiet that the two of them could hear each other breathing.
Suddenly, the wind howled through the windows, and a cold draft rushed into the room.
"I'll go outside and put the straw curtain down."
As Xiao Qi spoke, he put the bowls and chopsticks into the basket and carried them out the door.
He was now certain that the little girl had seen the erotic photos and developed some thoughts about him, most likely bad ones.
This is the first time he's ever taken the blame for his own subordinate. It's unclear and inexplicable, and he's been wronged, but he still has to accept it.
Well then, once he's sent his little sister home, the pockmarked man can withdraw from the girl's life, just as he had planned.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
As Lin Yuesha stepped out with her pockmarked face, her tense nerves immediately relaxed a little. She hadn't felt it before, but as soon as she relaxed, a sharp pain shot through her ankle, causing her excruciating pain.
She bent down, slowly took off her socks, and gasped.
My ankle was bluish-purple and had a large lump. Even the slightest movement caused me to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
I don't know if any bones are injured. What if I become lame if it's not treated in time?
Lin Yuesha frowned, staring at her ankles, not even noticing the pockmarked face enter.
"How did you sprain your ankle so badly?"
As Xiao Qi entered, he noticed the bruises on Lin Yuesha's feet and immediately asked her about them.
"Brother Yun?"
Lin Yuesha trembled. The traditional separation of men and women couldn't compare to the fear of becoming a cripple. Her voice trembled with tears as she said, "I twisted it again, a second injury, so..."
"Don't move, let me take a look."
Xiao Qi walked closer and gently moved Lin Yuesha's leg a little so that her ankle was facing him.
The little feet were fair and tender, with pink toes, but the ankle bones were protruding and the color was abnormal, indicating a possible bone misalignment.
"dislocation?"
Lin Yuesha looked dejected; it sounded very serious. In this condition, why was she running? She would have to climb down the mountain.
"It's misaligned, but it's not a big problem."
Xiao Qi pressed on the protruding area, and Lin Yuesha immediately cried out in pain.
The howling could be heard at least two miles away in the quiet night. Fortunately, they were on a mountain, in a deserted place, so they weren't worried about attracting any onlookers.
"Be gentle! Be gentle!"
Lin Yuesha is delicate and afraid of pain, especially the pain of a sprained bone, which she cannot bear at all.
"Right now, your foot needs to be set first, and then medicated oil should be applied and massaged in."
Xiao Qi looked directly at Lin Yuesha and saw tears welling up in his younger sister's eyes. He couldn't bear to do it again. However, even if he couldn't bear to, he had to straighten the bones; there was no time to delay.
Does it hurt a lot?
Lin Yuesha sniffed, feigning ignorance.
She wasn't considered a delicate person, but the pressure from that pockmarked face made her tremble all over, wishing she could roll around on the kang (a heated brick bed). Even the most terrifying menstrual cramps of her past couldn't compare to the pain of a dislocated bone.
Suffering was inevitable, and she had no choice but to endure it.
"It doesn't hurt. If you distract yourself, it won't hurt."
Xiao Qi tried to comfort him carefully, but he was terrible at it and said bluntly, "Look at the butchers in the village slaughtering pigs. Doesn't the pig feel pain when they cut it?"
Unfortunately, pigs cannot resist; each pig has its own destiny.
Lin Yuesha: "..."
The pockmarked face's words of comfort were better left unsaid. In any case, she wasn't comforted at all; instead, she felt even more like crying. Could she really share the same fate as a pig?
"How about this, I'll go find a travelogue."
Xiao Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead. He never wanted to deal with women in his life; it was exhausting.
"good."
Lin Yuesha wiped away her tears and agreed, saying that it would be even better if there were travelogues about the south, preferably those that recorded local customs and culture.
The North has its vast and rugged landscapes, and the South has its own pleasant scenery. However, family members may not be willing to leave their homeland, and persuading them is a long and arduous task.
Lin Yuesha respected her parents' wishes; she simply wanted to visit the south when she had the chance. Having traveled through time, she also wanted to see the magnificent landscapes of the Great Qi Dynasty.
"You wait."
Xiao Qi went upstairs and saw the Analects on the bookshelf. His temples throbbed with anger, but he held back for now, planning to settle accounts with his subordinates later.
There were two travelogues on the bookshelf. Xiao Qi opened one but resisted the urge to throw it away.
The travelogue was written by a man named Xiaoyao Sanren. It mainly describes his experience of going to brothels in the south to find girls, and records which girls in the brothels are talented, which are more beautiful, and how much silver it costs to redeem them.
Where did all these demons and monsters come from?!
Xiao Qi patiently opened the other book, which was normal; it was a travelogue about food.
The little girl loves to eat and is quite a good cook, so she might be interested in the food from the south.
Xiao Qi grabbed the travelogue, then found the medicated oil before going downstairs.
“I’ll read it to you.”
Fearing that his younger sister might not be able to read properly, Xiao Qi volunteered to put the travelogue on the kang (a heated brick bed) and opened it to the first page.
"This first dish is called Lingshui Sour Rice Noodles."
Lingshui is a small county in the southernmost part of the Great Qi Dynasty. The sour rice noodles made in Lingshui are the most authentic and delicious, hence the name.
Sour rice noodles are made from rice noodles, minced meat, yellow lantern chili peppers, and other ingredients, and have a spicy and fragrant flavor.
The most unique feature of sour rice noodles comes from its sourness; the combination of sour, sweet, spicy, and savory flavors is unforgettable.
Lin Yuesha blinked. This was similar to the hot and sour noodles she made; it was actually quite easy to make.
One illustration in the travelogue shows many stalls selling sour rice noodles at the market in the south, which are very popular with the locals.
"And the second dish?"
Lin Yuesha urged the pockmarked face to continue. She found this food travelogue very interesting. The author commented on the food based on his own tastes, making the descriptions interesting and vivid.
"The second one is..."
While his younger sister was asking questions, Xiao Qi pulled Lin Yuesha's ankle, first pulling it, then pushing it. With a crisp crack, the bone was put back in place.
Lin Yuesha let out a scream, which she swallowed back down.
The pain was brief, so brief that it stopped abruptly just as she was about to cry out.
"Brother Yun, if you're going to try to distract me, at least give me a hint."
Lin Yuesha took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat and moved her ankle. Although it still hurt a little, the piercing pain was gone.
"We can't afford to delay."
Xiao Qi then used the analogy of slaughtering a pig. Before slaughtering a pig, the butcher sharpens his knife until it is very sharp. With one stroke, the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, and the pig dies without much pain.
Lin Yuesha: "..."
Alright, that's enough.
The pockmarked man is a repressed pervert, and a little abnormal.
The rest was much simpler. Xiao Qi wanted to give his younger sister a massage, but Lin Yuesha firmly stopped him.
A woman's feet should not be exposed to outside men; this is already quite indecent.
She can do the massage herself.
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